Published January, 2014
By Joseph Hume Spry
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Bath physician Joseph Hume Spry (c.1779-1859) was concerned that the popular practice of 'taking the waters' had fallen out of favour, despite anecdotal evidence of its curative powers. He responded with this 1822 treatise, urging the use of the waters to treat a range of afflictions from gout to indigestion.

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Published January, 2014
By William Buchan
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Taking the view that medicine is as much the art of avoiding ill health as it is the cure of disease, physician William Buchan (1729-1805) published this guide to the prevention and home treatment of common ailments in 1769. Its popularity led to multiple further editions over the next century.

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Published November, 2013
By John Conolly
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Published in 1856, this work by John Conolly (1794-1866) describes the abolition of mechanical restraints in the treatment of mentally ill patients at the Hanwell County Asylum in Middlesex, arguing for a system of non-restraint to be introduced to all asylums. It is a key text of asylum reform.

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Published November, 2013
By Thomas Percival
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A physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (1740-1804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This four-volume collection, published in 1807, gathers together his diverse works. A selection of his correspondence and a short biography are also included.

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Published November, 2013
By Thomas Percival
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A physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (1740-1804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This four-volume collection, published in 1807, gathers together his diverse works. A selection of his correspondence and a short biography are also included.

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Published November, 2013
By Thomas Percival
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A physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (1740-1804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This four-volume collection, published in 1807, gathers together his diverse works. A selection of his correspondence and a short biography are also included.

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Published November, 2013
By Thomas Percival
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A physician and medical reformer, Thomas Percival (1740-1804) is most notable for his pioneering contribution to the formulation of medical ethics. This four-volume collection, published in 1807, gathers together his diverse works. A selection of his correspondence and a short biography are also included.

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Published October, 2013
By James Clark and Sir James Clark
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Providing information on a topic which had previously been little researched, this thorough work of 1829 includes meteorological tables to support the author's findings. Examining specific areas of Europe, he offers practical advice for those travelling to benefit their health.

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Published October, 2013
By James Clark
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James Clark (c.1737-1819) was a British physician who practised medicine on the Caribbean island of Dominica for many years. In 1793 there was a deadly and widespread outbreak of yellow fever. Clark published this account in 1797, discussing the disease's possible causes and treatments.

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Published September, 2013
By Charles Scudamore
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When this report first appeared in 1820, mineral waters were often prescribed for various illnesses. It was with the medical profession in mind that physician Charles Scudamore (1779-1849) conducted his research into the chemical composition of these waters. Here he investigates nine British locations, meticulously documenting his results.

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